What does the location of the gun manufacturer have to do with the sniper case? Is this really news? Or just an attempt to focus on gun control?

Well, I'll try a bit of sarcasm here

Josh Sugarman issued a statement today decrying Maine's gun culture, saying that the ready availability of guns in that state led to an atmosphere where a company can legally manufacture a really scary-looking gun that can actually be used to kill people.

"What does the location of the gun manufacturer have to do with the sniper case? Is this really news? Or just an attempt to focus on gun control?"

I'll show you:

Good evening, I'm Dan Rather. in yet another stinging setback for so-called President Bush, in a revelation that could hurt Republicans in the coming elections, it was revealed today that the weapon used by the DC sniper was a .223-caliber semiautomatic rifle made by Bushmaster Firearms, a gun manufacturer in Windham, Maine, the same state that is home to the President's father, former President Geaorg Bush. CBS has been unable to confirm - but we can't rule it out - that those invloved in manufacturing and selling this lethal weapon may have indeed voted for the President.

The vehicle used by the sniper was a 350 cubic-inch fully automatic transmission automabile made by Chevrolet, an automobile manufacturer in Detroit, Michigan.

The vehicle is often referred to as a land yacht. The federal warrant issued against John Allen Muhammad identified the specific model as an Caprice Classic.

The gas-operated vehicle is about 15 feet long, and it weighs 1.74 tons without the standard 4 round tires that Chevrolet supplies with each model.

The particular vehicle traced through a Tacoma, Wash., auto dealer to Muhammad was outfitted with shorter-than-normal 4 barrel carbureator, which is sometimes requested in law-enforcement orders. The ''shorty'' was manufactured to accommodate a larger air filter, which investigators said the sniper used.

Chevrolet, which has been in business for 96 years and has 75,000 employees, makes about 5,000,000 vehicles a year.

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